​Here’s How It Works . . .

 

Each student competes in their local contests where we choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place to win prizes in each of the three categories:

• Elementary School (grades 4 -5) – Poster

• Middle School (grades 6 – 8) – Essay

• High School (grades 9 – 12) – Digital Media Presentation (e.g. MP4, Pitcherific, Videoscribe, etc.)

Examples of winning entries from previous years for each category can be viewed at www.oregonmayors.org.

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LOCAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS 5 PM ON MARCH 11TH.  Click here to for the digital entry form.

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Judging committees will review all entries in late-March and choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner in each age category.  Our winners will receive a cash prize of $100 for 1st, $75 for 2nd, and $50 for 3rd place.  First place winners will also get to present their idea at a city council meeting and will be featured in the Central Oregonian.

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First place statewide winners in each of the three categories will win $500.  These students will receive their prizes at the awards luncheon held during the OMA Summer Conference in Newport at the Best Western, August 11-14, 2022. Winners will be contacted in June for travel arrangements. Second and third place winners win $300 and $100 respectively and will receive their prizes at local city presentations.

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GENERAL RULES:

• All submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form. All forms for students under age 18 must be signed by the student’s parent or guardian. Entry forms may be photocopied.

• Only one submission per student will be accepted at the state level.

• Previous statewide winners may participate, but are not eligible to receive a prize in the same category (grade level) they previously won in. They are eligible to receive a prize in a new category.

• State level submissions become the property of the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA).

• OMA retains the right to publish state-level entries along with the names and likenesses of each student.

• League of Oregon Cities (LOC) employees and dependents are not eligible to enter.

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POSTERS:

• The poster contest is open to students enrolled in grades 4 and 5 or being home-schooled at the same grade level for the 2021-22 school year.

• Poster size must be a minimum of 17” and a maximum of 28” in height or width.

• Students are encouraged to be creative and may use any art medium (e.g., poster paints, felt pens, colored pencils, pastels, crayons, three-dimensional art, etc.). The poster may be in color or black and white.

• The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must appear on the back of the poster.

 

ESSAYS:

• The essay contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 or being home-schooled at the same grade level for the 2021-22 school year.

• Essays must be 500 to 1,000 words in length and typed.

• The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must appear at the top of the essay.

 

DIGITAL MEDIA PRESENTATIONS (MP4 video, Pitcherific, Videoscribe, etc.):•

• The digital media presentation contest is open to students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 or being home-schooled at the high school level for the 2021-22 school year.

• Presentations must be one to three minutes in length and may be submitted on disk or emailed.

• The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must be written on the disk or disk sleeve or in the body of the email.